Why is there a ® symbol on Convention of States®? Convention of States® is a Registered Trademark of Convention of States Action; purpose is for: "Political fundraising services". Convention of States® is a marketing term and not a term that is contained in the Constitution or elsewhere. This phrase was coined by Robert Natelson in 2010 - his intent was to try to create an artificial differentiation between an Article V convention for proposing Amendments initiated by application of States to Congress versus a Constitutional Convention. There is no difference, but Natelson was seeking a way to help the Balanced Budget Amendment effort that was running into roadblocks as the public intuitively understood the risks of a Constitution Convention. Note, this is 3 years before the Convention of States Project was launched. One clearly cannot register generic terms, phrases or concepts, particularly out of the Constitution. Just further illustrates its disingenuous intent. US Patent And Trademark Office: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87214920&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch Most recent activity: ``` From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 29, 2023 11:15 PM Subject: Official USPTO Notice of Acceptance Section 8: U.S. Trademark RN 5318950: CONVENTION OF STATES: Docket/Reference No. 254.00001 ``` https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn87214920&docId=ACC20231229235419&linkId=1#docIndex=0&page=1 [[cos-trademark-87214920.pdf]] ![[cos-trademark-87214920.pdf]]